The Royal Bengal Tiger
| The Royal Bengal Tiger | |
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| Directed by | Rajesh Ganguly |
| Written by | Neeraj Pandey Rajesh Ganguly |
| Produced by | Neeraj Pandey Shital Bhatia Jeet |
| Starring | Abir Chatterjee Jeet Priyanka Sarkar Shraddha Das |
| Cinematography | Pratap Rout |
| Edited by | Shree Narayan Singh |
| Music by | Sanjoy Chowdhury |
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| Distributed by | Viacom 18 Motion Pictures Grassroot Entertainment Pvt. Ltd |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
The Royal Bengal Tiger (/ðə ˈrɔɪəl ˈbɛŋɡəl ˈtaɪɡər/) is a 2014 Indian Bengali-language surrealist psychological thriller film co-written and directed by Rajesh Ganguly, from a story by Neeraj Pandey. Produced by Pandey, Shital Bhatia and Jeet under the respective banners of Friday Filmworks, Viacom 18 Motion Pictures and Grassroot Entertainment, the film is an adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk's 1996 novel Fight Club. It revolves around a timid man, who turns aggressive and stands up to his enemies after meeting his childhood friend.
Also drawing influences from Bhagavata Puran, the film stars Abir Chatterjee, Priyanka Sarkar and Shraddha Das in lead roles, with Jeet himself in an extended special appearance. The film received positive reviews from critics and turned out to be commercially successful. The film has only one song, sung by Timir Biswas. The film premiered in Kolkata on 1 February 2014.